cloudlets
Small sky tufts
Cloudlets are small clouds, especially the distinct puffs that form larger cloud formations or drift independently across the sky.
The diminutive suggests something delicate or wispy: Cloudlets scattered across the afternoon blue.
In computing, a cloudlet is a small-scale data center positioned near users to reduce latency—a localized version of cloud computing infrastructure.
Dense, billowing cloud type
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- puffsBrief expulsions of air
wisps · formations · drifting · floating · scudding · billowing · horizon · atmosphere
Light and soft-textured
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- airyLight and well-ventilated
tenuous · translucent · vaporous · diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · sheer · floaty
Vapor turning to liquid
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- mistFine airborne moisture
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- waterClear essential liquid
vapor · precipitation · suspended · tiny · fine · aerosol · humid · atmospheric
Existing in effect, not fact
- distributedDivided and given out
- serverOne who attends tables
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
- containerizedPlaced in standardized units
instances · nodes · clusters · scalable · deployment · infrastructure · edge · hosted
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
puffs · wisps · formations · drifting · floating · scudding · billowing · horizon · atmosphere · meteorology
feathery
Light and soft-textured
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
airy · tenuous · translucent · vaporous · diaphanous · gauzy · filmy · sheer · floaty · misty
condensation
Vapor turning to liquid
water · vapor · precipitation · suspended · tiny · fine · aerosol · humid · atmospheric · nuclei
virtual
Existing in effect, not fact
- distributedDivided and given out
- serverOne who attends tables
- microservicesDecomposed application architecture
containerized · instances · nodes · clusters · scalable · deployment · infrastructure · edge · hosted · lightweight
cloudletsthunderheads
Tall, anvil-shaped storm clouds
cumulonimbus · storm clouds · cloud banks · supercells · thunderclouds
cloudletsthunderheads
Tall, anvil-shaped storm clouds
storm systems · squall lines · tempests · funnel clouds · supercells